The best summer vacation ideas add awesome city breaks, outdoor adventures, and new experiences–both local, and abroad.
Summer is meant for using vacation days, whether your ideal trip involves a big city, an all-American national park, a relaxing beach or a small-town getaway. While road trips and beach getaways are drawing travelers as always, more travelers are planning their destinations around major concerts and sporting events this summer. When deciding which destination suits you best several factors must be considered, including affordability, weather and variety of entertainment, plus traveler and expert sentiment. Luckily, now is the perfect time to buy your tickets for any summer vacations you’re planning. Currently, you can find cheap flight deals, but as more and more people start thinking about traveling for the summer, prices will start to rise. If you want to lock in a good deal, now’s your chance.
If early 2024 trends are any indication of what’s to come, it’s looking to be busier than 2023. Recent airport passenger volume numbers have regularly exceeded those from last year and from before the pandemic. According to Expedia’s summer 2024 travel outlook, we’re in the sweet spot for shopping for early summer flights at the best rates, as lower fares tend to pop up 21 to 60 days out. It doesn’t hurt to start your search even earlier, setting up price alerts to flag when airfare drops. If you can swing it, look to fly on a Monday for international trips or a Tuesday for domestic trips to save up to 15 percent on fares.
